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title: Netherlands: business websites and AI agents, city by city · The Direct Index
url: https://directindex.org/country/nl?format=md
---

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# Netherlands: which businesses can AI agents use?

3,708 business websites scanned in 2 cities of Netherlands, across 10 indexes. 40% of the reachable sites take a booking or an order on their own site, 32% turn an AI crawler away at the edge, 26% of scanned sites score A or B. Numbers as of 2026-10-14.

3,708

business websites scanned, of 4,052 with a site of their own

40%

take a booking or an order on their own site

32%

turn an AI crawler away at the edge

26%

score A or B (971 sites)

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A 239 · B 732 · C 910 · D 844 · F 983

Shares are over the 3,260 reachable sites; A or B over all scanned. [Methodology](https://directindex.org/methodology) · [Markdown](https://directindex.org/country/nl?format=md) · [JSON](https://directindex.org/api/country/nl) · [Rankings](https://directindex.org/rankings).

 Cities

## Netherlands, city by city

Every index of each city added together; the kinds are listed under the city and each has its own page.

| City | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Amsterdam](https://directindex.org/city/amsterdam)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/amsterdam) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/amsterdam-cafes-bars) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/amsterdam-tours) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/amsterdam-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/amsterdam-clinics) | 2,683 | 40% | 32% | 27% |
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A 180 · B 532 · C 639 · D 600 · F 732

 |
| [Rotterdam](https://directindex.org/city/rotterdam)
[restaurants and fast food](https://directindex.org/city/rotterdam) · [cafes and bars](https://directindex.org/city/rotterdam-cafes-bars) · [hairdressers and beauty salons](https://directindex.org/city/rotterdam-salons) · [dentists, clinics and vets](https://directindex.org/city/rotterdam-clinics) · [tours, attractions and museums](https://directindex.org/city/rotterdam-tours) | 1,025 | 41% | 32% | 25% |
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A 59 · B 200 · C 271 · D 244 · F 251

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Side by side: [Amsterdam / Rotterdam](https://directindex.org/compare/amsterdam/rotterdam).

 Kinds

## By kind of business

| Kind | Sites scanned | Book or order on their own site | Turn a crawler away | A or B | Grades |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| restaurants and fast food 2 indexes | 1,984 | 35% | 33% | 30% |
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A 176 · B 419 · C 429 · D 473 · F 487

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| cafes and bars 2 indexes | 781 | 38% | 35% | 22% |
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A 53 · B 122 · C 174 · D 161 · F 271

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| hairdressers and beauty salons 2 indexes | 381 | 44% | 36% | 19% |
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A 7 · B 67 · C 104 · D 88 · F 115

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| dentists, clinics and vets 2 indexes | 387 | 53% | 22% | 23% |
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A 1 · B 87 · C 127 · D 99 · F 73

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| tours, attractions and museums 2 indexes | 175 | 74% | 25% | 22% |
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A 2 · B 37 · C 76 · D 23 · F 37

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 Vendors

## Booking and ordering vendors common in Netherlands

Sites in the country whose booking or ordering runs through each vendor, on the business's own domain or on a marketplace, from the daily vendor pass. Each vendor's page says how its sites score.

| Vendor | Sites |
| --- | --- |
| [Just Eat](https://directindex.org/vendors/justeat) | 143 |
| [TheFork](https://directindex.org/vendors/thefork) | 45 |
| [Zenchef](https://directindex.org/vendors/zenchef) | 42 |
| [Uber Eats](https://directindex.org/vendors/ubereats) | 39 |
| [Guestplan](https://directindex.org/vendors/guestplan) | 15 |
| [Treatwell](https://directindex.org/vendors/treatwell) | 15 |
| [SevenRooms](https://directindex.org/vendors/sevenrooms) | 10 |
| [Fresha](https://directindex.org/vendors/fresha) | 5 |
| [Formitable](https://directindex.org/vendors/formitable) | 3 |
| [FareHarbor](https://directindex.org/vendors/fareharbor) | 3 |
| [Dojo](https://directindex.org/vendors/dojo) | 2 |
| [Fresto](https://directindex.org/vendors/fresto) | 2 |

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